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Cyser - Too sweet for my taste

Hi,

I'm just starting to get back into mead making, which I haven't done for a few years. And a few years ago, I wasn't a pro yet either. So I decided to start with four different one gallon batches.

So, one of my batches is a cyser. It came out way sweeter than I had hoped. I'm a fan of drier meads and wines. This has been racked and is done with primary fermentation and I'd like to try to make it less sweet.

Here is the recipe I used (again, it's been a while, and I'm quite the amateur):

August 5th, 2017

3 Liters of Martinelli's Pure Cider

2 LB Sandt's alfalfa raw honey

1 pack Fleischman's yeast

3/4 LB clover honey

1.5 liter cider warmed slightly on stove

added honey

stirred to dissolve

added to carboy

added another 1.5 of cooled cider to top off

added raisin

80 degrees

added yeast

shook carboy to mix

OG: 1.140

September 5th:
Fermentation stopped @ 1.035 gravity

Is there any way to restart fermentation?
It's not bad, but I would just prefer it drier.